Thursday, April 23, 2009

New Reading of New Play, "New Shoes"

Connecticut Heritage Productions will present a staged reading ofKenneth Heaton’s new play, New Shoes, at Green Street Arts Center, 51Green Street, Middletown, CT. on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at 7:00P.M. The reading is open to the public and admission is free.

Set in the port city of Split on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia in1997, New Shoes is a play about obsession, commitment and finding theperfect fit.

Ivan Babic is the owner of a high-fashion women’s shoe boutique builtinto the ancient walls of the palace constructed by the Roman EmperorDiocletian. In an attempt to help out his long-time friend, Ivan hiresBoris Grgic, just back from the war, and tries to teach him the finerpoints of ladies' fine footwear, taking every opportunity to imparthis own philosophies about shoes, feet, and women along the way. Borisslowly warms to the job after discovering that selling beautiful shoesprovides the ideal venue for meeting beautiful women. But troublecomes in the form of a severe-looking army captain named Smrkic. WhenSmrkic intimidates Boris in the shoe store, Ivan seeks help from SarahWilfred, an American journalist who is taking some well-deserved R&Ron the Riva following a harrowing stint of reporting the war from theeastern sector. Sarah finds that Boris served under Smrkic and the twoshare a disturbing secret – one that not only threatens the long-timefriendship between Ivan and Boris, but could also jeopardize thebudding romance between Sarah and Ivan. Will Ivan be able to salvagethe most important relationships of his life? Just when Ivan needsguidance most, his hero, Salvatore Ferragamo, visits him in a dream,bringing his unique perspective to the situation.

For more information contact Peter Loffredo, Artistic Director at 860347-7771 or at ptloffredo@att.net

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